Re: Hook in AC Fire Alarms to Security System

["Tommy" <tommy at leesecurity.net>]

Frank,
read the post. I said that no one here would probably recommend that. I put
the probably in since I cannot speak for any one but myself. however this
has been gone over before, and the feelings of most are pretty obvious.

The rest of your post... right on the money.


"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:idNph.617908$5R2.177503@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tommy wrote:
>> I looked up a link for them. www.cepcoproducts.com  They want to monitor
>> smoke alarms over a PLC or "X-10" type system. Tell me i'm wrong.  As
>> unreliable as x-10 can be, there is no way i or probably anyone here
>> would recommend using this as an alarm signal.
>>
>> After looking at their website, code or not, I just could not trust a
>> power line type system to operate reliably enough for a life safety
>> application
>
>
> First of all I don't think anyone here would *recommend* using (or even
> propose installing) an AC smoke detector as a life safety device
> (regardless of the fact that it may incorporate a back-up battery).  The
> *proper* way to provide fire detection in any situation is to use smoke
> detectors/alarms that are powered & *supervised* by a listed burglar or
> fire panel.  Of course, Bass will jump in and state that as soon as you
> connect any smoke detector or heat detector to a listed burg panel, it
> magically transforms into a fire alarm system.  He'll also argue (until
> he's blue in the face) that you *can't* tie in an AC smoke alarm to a burg
> panel (or communicator); that it's against code (he'll even quote the
> definitions listed in NFPA) to support his argument while totally ignoring
> NFPA 72-2002 11.7.6.7.